Olivia's burp was loud in the silent room before stillness inflated in the air.She didn't expect herself to give the game away that quickly.Feeling awkward, she looked at Ethan. "I can explain."She blurted that in the heat of the moment, making matters worse.She observed his expression carefully only to realize that his face was free from annoyance. Worry sat upon his brows instead.She thought, "Did I misread his expression? He resents me to his bones. Why would he be worried about me?""Have more if you're hungry." He gave her a spoonful.She was confused as she thought, "Does he think that I burp because I'm hungry?"In the end, Olivia was stuffed when the meal was actually made for Ethan."Enough. I'm full." She could feel her stomach bursting.He frowned. "You're all skin and bones. How could you eat only this little?"Then, he fed her another spoonful of lasagna. Her cheeks were puffed like a chipmunk.At this moment, a woman in spectacles opened the door. "Mr.
When Olivia said that, she forced herself to recall the sad memories so that she could look at Ethan with teary eyes.She knew that being ferocious against him wouldn't do. After all, they were once husband and wife.She knew his character more than anyone else did. Softening his heart was the best option.Her voice was calm, free from complaints and doubts. Tears were pooling in her eyes, too.Although tears can disgust someone, they could be a weapon when it was used at the right time.Now, Ethan's throat parched due to guilt. "I know." He lowered his head in self-reproach.He held her shoulders and licked his lip before saying, "I know that many things have happened between us."We cannot turn back time either. Let's put an end to Leia's matter. Stay by my side. I'll take good care of you."That was the most significant concession he could make.Frigid numbness shackled her heart. He was the person who hurt her deeply in the past. How could she forget about it only be
It was rare for Olivia to show him her good side. Naturally, Ethan was willing to hear what she had to say. "Yes?" Ethan was in a good mood. His tone became lighter without his knowing. Olivia said seriously, "I do not want to be locked in the house like a pet. I had given up on my studies before. I had only lived in sadness these two years. I want to have a fresh start.""Let's hear it."Ethan was in a really good mood. That made him more patient, too. Olivia said slowly, "I want to work at your side."In the past, she had lived her life as a housewife. She had been content with living like that, being loved by him. She was okay with not being in the spotlight. But she thought she was too much of a failure when she realized she didn't know the people Ethan hung around with. She didn't even know who they had offended. If she stayed in the dark, she would always be easily manipulated by that person. Olivia has never been as enlightened as she was. In the past two years,
Ethan stared deeply into Olivia's eyes. He wanted to see what she was thinking by reading her expression. "What do you want?" Olivia was being too weird. He had no idea what she was plotting. Ethan felt uneasy even though she had become more docile. "I already told you. I wanted to have a fresh start. I don't want to be in the shadows my whole life."Olivia tugged at Ethan's sleeve lightly. Her muffled voice came from within his embrace. "Can I?""Is that all you want?" Ethan said in a strained voice. He did not know what to say. "What else can I do? Or are you saying that you're willing to let me go and live in other cities?"Ethan tightened his arms around her voice and said coldly, "Don't even think about it."Olivia smiled bitterly in his arms. He had already said it before. Even in death, she had to stay by his side. She closed her eyes and thought, "As you wish.""As you wish," Ethan said. The voice in Olivia's head and Ethan's voice were in unison. Olivia ra
Olivia thought that the secretaries would be her suspects if the person who manipulated her life was indeed hiding close to Ethan. Olivia was observing their expressions to see if they would reveal their true colors. But they were calm and composed. They greeted her and went back to work. Olivia touched her wrist. Was she wrong about that? She decided not to rush things. She decided to probe Grace first. She was the most recently recruited secretary other than herself. Olivia moved next to Grace. Grace's attitude towards her wasn't particularly friendly. But she also didn't look down on her. Olivia spent nearly two hours next to all the secretaries. She wasn't able to find anything suspicious about them.Brent allowed them to go home after they did overtime until 9:00 pm. Nancy was full of smiles as soon as she got off work. She massaged her back and started to call her friends. It seemed like she was headed to a bar and was asking someone to save her a seat. She saw
Olivia raised the notebook in her hand. The notebook recorded all of Ethan's preferences. "I haven't finished memorizing it yet. Mr. Miller takes his coffee with three cubes of sugar. He likes his steak rare. His favorite fruits are cherries and blueberries …"Olivia shut the notebook. She looked at Ethan seriously, "I seem to recall that you hated those fruits the most. You only eat medium-rare steaks, and you never put any sugar in your coffee."If William hadn't reminded her not to get anything wrong, she would have thought that someone was setting her up for failure at the workplace. The list of preferences was the complete opposite of what Ethan actually liked. Ethan took the notebook from her hands and said, "You don't have to care about that." Ethan did not like people knowing about his preference. No one knew about his actual preferences except Olivia. "You need only do as you're told." The light from the laptop's screen shone on Ethan's face. It made his expression look
Ethan saw the color drain from Olivia's face when he walked in. She looked very pale and unwell, even to the untrained eyes. Her hands were also shaking slightly. He frowned and quickly walked toward her."What are you looking at?"Olivia did not try to hide it. Ethan saw the horrible accident. The scene was bloody. It was no wonder she looked pale. "There's nothing to see here." Ethan thought she accidentally came across the video.He was about to turn it off before he realized something was wrong. That wasn't a recent accident. Olivia turned her phone off and asked with a seemingly casual tone, "So, you were at the scene of my father's accident?"Ethan did not know that this was the reason she wanted to harm Connor before. So when she suddenly brought it up, he looked her in the eyes and said, "Yes."I was headed for the G20 Summit that day. But there was an accident on the road, so I changed course. But I didn't expect to get to the scene of your father's accident."It was like
The idea flashed through her mind momentarily. But Ethan's scornful face quickly filled her thoughts. She knew that Ethan could take her words as she was trying to get her father off the hook. He had already mocked her countless times for her schemes. Moreover, if she told him what she knew before uncovering the truth, it might alert the mastermind and force him to switch things up. So, she suppressed her urge to tell Ethan what she knew. In reality, the existence of a mastermind wouldn't have affected their relationship. It was the fact that Ethan had an affair. Olivia was more composed than she used to be. She responded with a muffled sound. Olivia's mind was clearer than it ever was after she got the reply she wanted. She clutched Ethan's clothes tightly. Uncovering the truth had become her only reason to be alive. "Thank you for calling the ambulance.""There is no need to look at something that happened so long ago. Let's go to bed."Ethan thought that Olivia